Codes and Secret Longing


Band: Raised by Swans
Album: Codes and Secret Longing
Best song: “Sandcastles” is the best.
Worst song: “I’m Still Inside You” is mediocre.

The connection of the movie Chloe to this record is two-part. First, Canadian filmaker Atom Egoyan is something of a fan of Raised by Swans, so he’s inserted them into the film, both in that the band has songs on the movie’s soundtrack and in that the titular character asks another character if he’s heard of the band. When he says no, she says “They’re really good. You’d like them.”

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